England’s Ben Foakes injured after slipping in his socks whereas strolling, dominated out of New Zealand Test collection

England wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes was dominated out of New Zealand Test collection after slipping in his socks whereas strolling within the Surrey dressing room and getting injured. England wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes (Reuters Image)HIGHLIGHTSBen Foakes slipped in his socks within the Surrey dressing room after a County Championship matchFoakes was set to play his first Test in house situations subsequent month at Lord’sKent’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings has been chosen within the squad for New Zealand TestsEngland wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Foakes was on Wednesday dominated out of the upcoming 2-Test collection versus New Zealand after a freak dressing room accident resulted in a torn hamstring.The 28-year-old, was set to play his first Test in house situations subsequent month at Lord’s within the absence of injured wicketkeeper-batsmen Jos Buttler and Jonny Bairstow.”Ben Foakes sustained the injury on Sunday slipping in the dressing room after Surrey’s County Championship fixture against Middlesex at the Kia Oval,” England and Wales Cricket Board stated in a press release.”Foakes will now be assessed and work closely on his rehabilitation with the Surrey medical team and is expected to be out of action for at least three months,” the ECB assertion added.Ben Foakes can be assessed by the Surrey medical staff, which can even work on his rehabilitation.Nottinghamshire’s top-order batsman Haseeb Hameed and Kent’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings have been added to England’s Test squad for the matches towards New Zealand.Buttler, Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran and Chris Woakes — had been rested for the collection following their stints within the now-postponed Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.Foakes’ alternative Sam Billings is a longtime member of England’s white-ball squads and is uncapped within the Test format.Hameed, who has been in spectacular kind in the course of the 2021 county season, has scored 474 runs at a median of 52.66, final performed Test cricket in November 2016. His three Test caps got here towards India throughout England’s winter tour of 2016.The two Test matches can be performed forward of New Zealand’s World Test Championship (WTC) closing conflict towards India from June 18 in Southampton. The first Test between hosts England and New Zealand can be performed from June 2 in Lord’s.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.